5 Flights Up
Focus World | Release Date: May 8, 2015 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
55
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Mixed or average reviews based on 18 Critic Reviews
Positive:
8
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10
Negative:
0
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
80
Los Angeles TimesGary GoldsteinMay 7, 2015
What a pleasure to see a simple, finely tuned dramedy about real adults with real emotions in a real-life situation. Read full review
75
New York PostLou LumenickMay 7, 2015
Morgan Freeman and Diane Keaton have unexpectedly great chemistry in this warm and funny comedy. Read full review
75
ObserverRex ReedMay 6, 2015
Better films about senior citizens displaced by a greedy housing market have been made. (Anyone for Vittorio De Sica’s Umberto D, or Ira Sachs’ recent heartbreaker Love is Strange, about a homeless elderly gay couple?) But the humorous script by Charlie Peters (based on a novel by Jill Ciment), fluidly directed by Richard Loncraine, makes this an agreeable experience. Read full review
67
Entertainment WeeklyIsabella BiedenharnMay 7, 2015
Freeman is funny as a lovable crank, but Keaton’s neurotic performance wears thin. Read full review
67
The A.V. ClubMike D'AngeloMay 6, 2015
If 5 Flights Up is worth seeing, it’s primarily for the pleasure of Keaton and Freeman’s company, plus maybe for some tips on buying and selling an apartment. Read full review
63
Philadelphia InquirerTirdad DerakhshaniMay 8, 2015
5 Flights Up is a sweet film with a few nicely turned lines, some good jokes, and some very lovely dialogue. But it's not much more than fluff and air. Read full review
63
Washington PostStephanie MerryMay 7, 2015
5 Flights Up is far from perfect, but it’s also undeniably touching. Read full review
63
Chicago Sun-TimesRichard RoeperMay 7, 2015
Sometimes you see a play and you can imagine it being a movie. Sometimes you see a small movie like this, and you can imagine it working better as an intimate stage play. Read full review
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